The 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship is the 10th edition of the
COSAFA Women's Championship
The COSAFA Women's Championship is an association football tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). South Africa have won the most titles with seven wins. Zimbabwe won the ...
, a women's international football tournament for national teams organised by
COSAFA
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the footbal ...
, teams from Southern Africa. It takes place from 31 August to 11 September 2022 in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
are the defending champion by having defeated
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...
1–0 goals on 9 October 2021 in the final.
Participating nations
* Note: South Africa entered their B team, as their A team was involved in friendly matches against Brazil at the same time as the tournament. Their matches thus do not count towards the FIFA ranking.
Did not enter
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Squads
Venue
Matches will be held at the
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,
NMU Stadium
Nelson Mandela University Sports Stadium commonly referred to as Madibaz Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Protea Road, on the South Campus of Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
The stadium hosts Nelson Mandela Univers ...
and
Wolfson Stadium
The Wolfson Stadium is a sports stadium in KwaZakele, Ibhayi just outside Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people. and is occasionally used to host rugby union matches by the and Southern Kings and football ...
in
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
.
Officials
Referees
* Itumeleng Methikga
* Mathabo Kolokotoane
Assistant Referees
* Pélagie Rakotozafinoro
* Maneo Tau
* Mercy Zulu
* Roda Mondlane
Group stage
*All matches were played at South Africa.
*Times listed are
UTC+02:00.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Ranking of runner-up teams
Knockout stage
*In the knockout stage,
extra-time and a
penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
References
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2022 in African football
2021–22 in South African soccer
2022 in South African women's sport
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International association football competitions hosted by South Africa
August 2022 sports events in Africa
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